Hackers -- the good guys -- are different from crackers, who have nefarious goals. Does it bug you that everyone uses the term 'hacker' for both? It used to. Then I realized that while some can't ...

This is because AI password crackers like PassGAN will make cyberattacks easier than ever for hackers and crackers. Here's how. How AI password crackers work. Pira25/Shutterstock.

System administrators are joining forces to fight hackers and crackers, using a common Web site to track hacker activity in an effort to build better firewalls.

When your industrial system is part of a botnet. Dragos—which helps firms secure industrial control systems against ransomware, state-sponsored hackers, and potential saboteurs—recently ...

Hacker tools such as password crackers can also be used against hackers. This is because they make it possible to test the security of one's own computer and thus make it attack-proof.